The 1999

Division 1 Division 1 or Division One may refer to: Association football * Azadegan League, the second-tier professional football league in Iran * Brisbane Premier League Division 1, the second-tier professional football league in Brisbane, Queensland, Austr ...

season was the 34th of the competition of the first-tier

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Senegal Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t ...

. The tournament was organized by the

Senegalese Football Federation The Senegalese Football Federation (; FSF) is the governing body of football in Senegal. It is based in the capital of Senegal, Dakar, and was founded in 1960. The FSF aided in the development of football in Senegal, specifically for its profess ...

.1999 Senegalese Division 1
RSSSF The season began on January 10 and finished on 19 September 1999.

ASC Jeanne d'Arc Association Sportive et Culturelle Jeanne d'Arc or ASC Jeanne d'Arc for short is a Senegalese football club based in Dakar. It was founded in 1923 and one of the oldest in the country. They play at the Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor. The club c ...

won the seventh title and participated in the

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the following year.

ASEC Ndiambour Association Sportive Artistique et Culturelle Ndiambour (abbreviated ASAC Ndiambour, Wolof: ''Njaambur'' or ''Njambuur'') is a Senegalese football club based in Louga, which is part of the Senegal National League 2 Poule A (second tier). Their ho ...

participated in the 2000 CAF Cup of Cups and Compagnie sucrière sénégalaise participated in the 2000 CAF Winners' Cup. Four clubs would be relegated to Division 2 the following season, and the number of clubs in Division 1 was reduced to twelve.

was the defending team for the title. A total of 14 clubs participated in the competition. The season featured 183 matches and scored 305 goals.

Participating clubs

US Gorée Union Sportive Gorée is a Senegalese football club based in Dakar. They play in the top division in Senegalese football. Their home stadium is Stade Demba Diop. Achievements *Senegal Premier League: 3 ::1978, 1981, 1984. * Senegal FA Cup: 4 ::19 ...

* Compagnie sucrière sénégalaise (''Senegalese Sugar Company'') *

ASC Port Autonome Union Culturelle et Sportive des Travailleurs Port Autonome is a Senegalese football club based in Dakar. Their home stadium is Stade Port Autonome. The club is named after the city and country's main shipping port the Autonomous Port of Dakar ...

* AS Douanes *

* ASC Yeggo * AS Police * ASC Niayès-Pikine *

Dakar Université Club Dakar Université Club, commonly referred to as Dakar UC or simply DUC, is a Senegalese Association football, football club based in Dakar, which competes in the Ligue 2, the second division of Senegalese football. They used to play in the Ligue ...

Stade de Mbour Stade de Mbour is a Senegalese football club based in Mbour. They currently play in the Senegal Premier League. They played the 2010 season in the top division in Senegalese football and were part of the Senegal Ligue 2. Their home stadium is S ...

US Rail US Rail is a Senegalese football club based in Thiès Thiès (; ; Noon language, Noon: ''Chess'') is the third largest city in Senegal with a population of 391,253 in 2023. It lies east of Dakar on the N2 road (Senegal), N2 road and at the junc ...

ASFA Dakar Association Sportive des Forces Armées (Dakar) is a Senegalese football club based in Dakar. They play in the second division in Senegalese football. In 1971 the team has won the Senegal Premier League. Performance in CAF competitions *CAF Con ...

SONACOS Association sportive et culturelle SONACOS is a Senegalese football club based in Diourbel, which is part of the Senegal Second League or Ligue 2 (second tier) since mid 2016 after being relegated as they were 13th in Ligue 1 last season. Djourb ...

Overview

The league was contested by 14 teams with

winning the championship.

League standings

Footnotes

External links

Historic results at rsssf.com
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Ligue 1 (Senegal) seasons